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Case-Fatality Rate and Characteristics of Patients Dying in Relation to COVID-19 in Italy
JAMA · 2020 · Vol. 323(18) · pp. 1775–1776
Graziano Onder✉(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)Giovanni Rezza(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)Silvio Brusaferro(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
Abstract
This Viewpoint from physicians with the Italian National Institute of Health confirms a higher case-fatality rate from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Italy compared with China and explains possible reasons, including age, cause of death definitions, and testing strategy.
COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicineCase fatality rateCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Mortality rateDemographyDiseaseChinaCoronavirus
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BetacoronavirusCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2COVID-19 TestingAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolChinaData CollectionFemaleHumans
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